sugar tongs
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noun (usually used with a plural verb)
small tongs used for serving cubed sugar.
Origin of sugar tongs
First recorded in 1700–10
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Historical Examples of sugar tongs
Constance, in her dismay, dropped the sugar-tongs into the sugar.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
Aunt Sarah immediately let fall the sugar-tongs, and stood speechless.
The Vicar of BullhamptonAnthony Trollope
But where are the sugar-tongs, the massive silver sugar-tongs?
O. T.Hans Christian Andersen
There would be no end of it if one were to take it with the sugar-tongs.
O. T.Hans Christian Andersen
When she reached the door she remembered the cup and the sugar-tongs.
The BenefactressElizabeth Beauchamp